Combined cigar lighter and lamp



1,638,751 Allg 9 1927 R. F. SCHIELE COMBINED G-IGAR LIGHTER AND LAMPFiled May 17, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Zilli/1.1.1 k

1,638,751 Aug. 9, 1927 VRF. scp-HELE COMBINED CIGAR LIGHTER AND LAMPFiled May 17, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 rW//f fr 'Patented Aug. 9, 1,927.

nIcnAnn r. scnIELE, or Gnmr ELLYN, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED CIAB LIGHTER AND LAMP.

applicati@ mea my 17,1923. semi no.. 639,661.

My invention relates to improvements-in-` a combined cigar lighter andlamp andre"- lates particularly to a device ofthe kind described inwhich the cigar lighter unit maybe detached from the lamp at will.

Another object of my l'invention is to provide a device of the kinddescribed in which a single switch contactmember is used to -energiz/eeither the cigar lighter or the lamp,

as desired. v

The invention has among its other -objects the production of a. deviceof' the kind described, which is neat and :attractive in appearance,simple, convenient, compact, durable, reliable, eliicient andsatisfactory for use wherever found applicable. Many other objects andadvantages of the construction herein shown and described.

will be obvious to those skilled lin the art from the disclosures hereingiven.l

To this end my invention consists in the novel construction, arrangementand combination'of lparts herein shown and described, and moreparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Vwherein like reference characters indicate like orcorresponding parts,

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal vertical section taken through my device;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the cigar lighter unit; v

Fig. 3 is a section takensubstantially on line 3-f3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail showing the bayonet joint between thecigar lighter unit-and a part of the lamp'assembly;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view similar to that shown in Fig. 1but illustrating a modified form thereof.;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the switch block shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is an elevation of a part of the lamp element cooperating withthe switch block shown in 6;

Fig. 8 an end view of the switch block; and

Fi 9 is an end view of the part shown in Figfg?.

In@ the drawings, wherein have illustrated the preferred embodiment ofmy invention, l indicates a wind shield, or panel, upon which is mountedmy improved cigar lighter 2 and.lamp 3. The lamp and cigar lighter areso connected as to form a unitary assembly, and a universal joint 4 iscarried by the assembly, they same adapted to be mounted at' anopeningthrough the wind shield so that universal movement of the assembled lampand cigar lighter is permitted'. The lamp 3 may be of any desired styleor shape and is carried at one end of a metal tube 5 which extendsthrough the universal ljointr 4. The other Yor inner end of the metaltube 5 is'provided with a recess 6 to receive a pin 7 to form a bayonetjoint, and ad'acent the recess 6 there is formed throng the body of thetube 5 an opening 8,- said opening being offset at its ends to slidablyreceive a pin 9 and form a bayonet joint therewith.

A block of insulating material 10 is slidably insertable into the innerend of the tube 5, as shown more particularly in Fig. 1, said blockhaving an axial bore therethrough to receive a contact member 11 at theend thereof and having a radial aperture therethrough to receive the pin9. The contact member 11 is connected by a lead wire to the lamp.

It is obvious that as the pin 9 is moved longitudinally in the slot 8,the block 10 carrying thegcontact 11 will be moved longitudinally of thetube 5. A knob 12 of any size and shape, land preferably of metal isarranged to carry a heating element `13 at one end thereof, said elementbeing adapted to be heated suilicently so as to be capable of ignitingthe end of a cigar or. the like. A portion of the knob 12 is madetubular so as to slidably receive the end of the tube 5, as shown inFig. 1, and this tubular part of the knob is provided with an axial boretherethrough to permit of thel reception of the tube 5.

The inner or contact end 14 of the heater element 13 extends Within theaxial bore 15 of the knob. A switchl block 16 is slidable within theaxial bore 15 of the knob and carries a contact member 17 centralltherethrough so that it may contact wit either the contact 14 of theheater element or with fthe contact 11 of the lamp. f

A compression springt-18,r normally maintains the contact of the switchblock 16 in engagement with the contact 11, as shown.

' A lead wire 19 from. a battery or the like is extended through anelongated transverse opening 20 through the side wall of the knob and isconnected to the contact. member 17.

The knob 12, as has been heretofore stated, is preferably of metal and awire 21 is grounded thereto by means of a clip 22, or the like, theother end of said wire leading to the battery. Longitudinally elon atedopenings 23 are formed through the tu ular wall of the knob 12 andthrough which are adapted to extend arms 24 of aswitch bar carried bythe switch block 16 so the switch block may be manually moved, againstthe .pressure of the spring 18, to engage the contact of the heaterelement 13.

The pin 7, slidable in the slot 6, normally locks the 'knob upon thetube 5, but whenever it is desired to use the cigar lighterthe knob ispartially rotated and may then be withdrawn as a unit together with theswitch block and the lead wires to the point where it is to be used.

In order to heat the element 13 it is necessary that the switch bar 24be moved toward the contact 14. The compression spring maintains theswitch block in contact with the lamp contact member and automaticallybreaks the cigar lighter circuit when the switch is released;1 The pin 9permits of manually movingythe contact 11 to its on or oi position asdesired so as to control the lamp.

In the form shown in Figs. 5-9 inclusive, the tubular part 5 correspondsto the part 5 shown in Fig. 1. The end of the part 5 has a bayonet jointrecess 6 formed at its inner end, and a pair of circumferentially spacedradial notches 26 and 27, respectively, are formed in said end adjacentthe recess 6', as shown more particularly in Figs. 7 and 9, one of saidnotches, the notch 26, as shown, being somewhat deeper than the notch27. l

The cigar lighter lunit 2 comprises a knob 12 having an axial boretherethrough to slidably receive the notched endl of the tube 5, asshownin Fig. 5, and has the heater element 13 inserted into one end, as inthe previous modification.

A switch block 16 is slidable within the bore of the kn'ob 12 and hasthe contact member 17 extending therethrough.k The contact 11 for thelamp 3 is ixed within the bore of the tube 5 and is adapted to beengaged by the contact 17 of the switch block 16. The inner end of theswitch block 16 is provided with a projecting part or point 28cooperatively engageable within the notches 26 and 27 When the point 28is in the notch 26, the contact 17 will engage with the fixed contact 11and when the point 28 is in the notch 27 the contact 17 will be out ofengagement with the contact 11.

The compression spring presses the switch block 16K-toward the fixedcontact 11, and` in order to limitthe movement of the switch block inthis direction there is a pin 30 extended inwardly of the knob 12 andengageable in a longitudinally extending slot in the periphery of theswitch block and serving as a stop for said block.

18 normally The switch block 16 is preferably made of hakelite or otherinsulating material and when it is desired to ignite a cigar, the entirecigar-lighter unit 2 carrying the switch block and lead wires may bereleased from the bayonet joint 6 7 and then the switch block 16 pressedtoward the contact 14 to heat the element 13'. The compression springautomatically releases the contact member 17 from the contact 18 as soonas the manual pressure is released, whereupon the unit may be againlocked into the bayonet joint until the point 28 comes into contact withthe notches 26 or 27, as the case may be, depending upon whether it isdesired to have the lamp lighted or not.

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that variousinmiaterial modifications may be made in the same without departing fromthe spirit of my invention; hence I do not wish to be understood aslimiting myself to the exact form, construction, arrangement andcombination of parts herein shown and described or uses mentioned.

lVhat l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the class described, a pair of electricalinstrumentalities mounted on opposite ends of a tube, means foradjusting the distance apart of said instrumentallties, a switch movableaxially of said tube to selectively actuate one or the other of saidinstrun'ientalities when the instrumentalities are mounted at less thana predetermined distance apart and to actuate only one of saidinstrumentalities when mounted at a distance apart greater than saidpredetermined distance.

2. In combination, a lamp, a cigar lighter, contacts carried by each ofsaid members, a single switch member intermediate Isaid contacts andselectively o rable to energize said lamp or said li ter, and means forautomatically releasing said switch member from its ener izingengagement with the contact of said i hter.

3. In a device of the c ass described, a pair of electricalinstrumentalities mounted onopposite ends of a tube, means foradjus-ting the distance apart of said instrumentalities, a switchmovable axiall of said tube to selectively actuate one or t e other ofsaid instrumentalitieswhen their spacin is less than a predeterminedamount, resilient means normally holding said switch out of engagementwith one of said instrumentalities and manually operable means adaptedto move said switch vagainst the pressure of said resilient means intoenga ement with said instrumentality, said resi ient means operating tohold the switch in engagement with the other of said instrumentalitiesonly when the spacing of said instrumentalities is less than saidpredetermined amount.

I tubular part,

4. In combination, a lamp, a lighter re movably carried thereby, eachof'said members having an electrical contact, a movable contact memberengageable with either of said contacts, means for normally maintainingsaid movable contact member `in enga ement with the lamp contact, andmeans or manually moving said last-mentioned contacts apart. t i

5. In combination, 'a lamp, a lighter detachably connected thereto atone end, each of said members having an electrical contact, a movablecontact member carried by said lighter and engageable with either ofsaid contacts, manually operable means for moving said movable contactout of engagement with the lamp contact, and a spring for normallymaintainin said movable contact into engagement wit said lamp contactand automaticallyreleasing it from engagement with said lighter.

6. In combination, a lamp adapted to be mounted on a Apanel and having apart projecting therethrough, a lighter having a knob handle with atubular part engageable with the projecting part of said lamp, means fordetachably connecting said knob and lamp, said knob and. lamp eachhaving an electrical contact arranged to lie .within said a movablecontact member slidable within said tubular part to engage with eitherof said contacts, manually-operable means formoving said slidablecontact'member into` engagement with the contact'of said lighter,resilient means for releasing said slidable contact from saidlastmentioned engagement and pressing it into contact with the contactof said lamp, and manually operable means for varying the distancebetween said movable contact and the lamp contact.

7. In combination, a lamp having a tubular art provided with a pair ofspaced notc ies at the end thereof, one of' said notches being of'greater depth than the other, va lighter detachably mounted upon saidtubular part, said lighter and tubular part each having Ian electricalcontact, a switch member slidably carried by said lighter and engageablewith either of said contacts and provided with a projecting partengageable in eeither of the notches at the endl of the tubular part,whereby a partial rotation of said switch member will seat its pointedprojection into one of said notches to engage with the lamp and -afurther rotation of said switch member will seat it in the other of Saidnotches to throw the contacts out of operative engagement. In testimonywhereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

4RICHARD F. SCHIELE.

